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Our corporate partnership program identifies sustainable development strategies and environment friendly business practices for industry.We also feature sustainability initiatives from development agencies and entrepreneurial ventures.

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View AT&T Orders 1,200 CNG-powered Chevrolet Express Vans
The purchase is the largest-ever order of CNG vehicles from General Motors, and will be used to provide and maintain communications, high-speed Internet and television services for AT&T customers.    Read more..
View Maersk Line Leads Fuel Switch at the Port of Virginia
The fuel switch program will help improve air quality in the greater Hampton Roads area by significantly reducing emissions of sulfur and nitrogen oxides and particulate matter.     Read more..
View 2010 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data from Large Facilities Now Available
EPA announces online tool for tracking large stationary polluters; first release of data through the national GHG reporting program.    Read more..
View Xerox Approach to Corporate Citizenship
Xerox approach to corporate citizenship makes a difference in sustainability, innovation, workplace; draws worldwide recognition.    Read more..
View Ryder Publishes Corporate Sustainability Report
Ryder System announced its Corporate Sustainability Report highlighting the company’s progress towards improving the communities and environments where it does business.    Read more..
View How Farm Waste Provides Clean Energy for Homes in Pakistan
A new project backed by UNEP is working to make clean energy a reality for local households in Sanghar district, Sindh province, Pakistan, by converting agricultural waste such as wheat straw and cotton stalks into renewable energy.    Read more..
View Volkswagen to Make Production 25 Percent More Eco-Friendly
Volkswagen has agreed to global environmental targets for its plants and plans to make production 25 percent more environmentally compatible by 2018.    Read more..
View Carbon Credits Help Remove Old, Polluting Taxis from Streets of Cairo
Vehicle scrapping program by the Egyptian Ministry of Finance encourages cab owners in Cairo to voluntarily remove vehicles that are at least 20 years old from the roads, and provides them with lower prices and guaranteed financing for the purchase of new vehicles.    Read more..
View McDonald's Works to Mainstream Sustainability
McDonald's released its 2011 Sustainability Scorecard highlighting company's progress in five priority areas, including significant advancements related to menu evolution and sustainable sourcing.    Read more..
View 2011 Platts Global Energy Awards Spotlight Green Energy and Sustainability Efforts
21 companies/industry leaders were presented with 2011 Platts Global Energy Awards in recognition of their exemplary corporate and individual achievements, innovations, leaderships, and low-carbon energy sustainability initiatives.    Read more..
View Eye on Earth Enables Cloud-Based Environmental Data Sharing
European Environment Agency, Esri and Microsoft launch new online community and application platform for developing innovative services that map environmental parameters and promote the principles of public data access and citizen science.    Read more..
View Get Gold from Your Phone with the Green Up Campaign
Green Up! Campaign of UNEP is encouraging people across Europe to take their old mobile phones for recycling to promote sustainable development.    Read more..
View New Database Unlocks a Wealth of Sustainability Information
GRI releases Sustainability Disclosure Database which includes data on the sustainability and environmental, social and governance (ESG) transparency of over three thousand companies worldwide.    Read more..
View Five Levers for Change for Sustainable Living
Unilever published the behaviour change model its marketers use to encourage sustainable changes in consumer living habits, so as to inspire others to turn their concerns about sustainability into positive actions.    Read more..
View UBC Opens North America’s Greenest Building to Advance Sustainability Research and Innovation
The University of British Columbia opens most sustainable building in North America that will serve as living laboratory and help regenerate the environment and advance research and innovation on global sustainability challenges.    Read more..
View United Airlines Flies First U.S. Commercial Advanced Biofuel Flight
United signs letter of intent to negotiate the purchase of 20 million gallons of biofuel - blend of algae-derived biofuel and traditional jet fuel - per year powering the aircraft.    Read more..
View Barbie Drops Rainforest Packaging
Toy giant Mattel, the company behind Barbie, has announced that it will stop buying paper and packaging linked to rainforest destruction.    Read more..
View Unilever Head of Sustainability
Unilever Australia is pioneering an employee engagement campaign that appoints every staff member as its new ‘Head of Sustainability’ and aims to drive understanding of company’s new Sustainable Living Plan among employees.    Read more..
View Thomson Airways Becomes First UK Airline to Operate Commercial Flight on Sustainable Biofuels
Thomson Airways becomes the first UK airline to fly customers on sustainable biofuel, reiterating its position at the fore-front of sustainable aviation.    Read more..
View Procter & Gamble Releases 13th Annual Sustainability Report
The P&G report, "Commitment to Everyday Life", highlights goals achieved by the company and the progress made in products, operations and social responsibility.    Read more..

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